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title: "102451 Safety Tech Challenge Fund"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02b656"
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# 102451 Safety Tech Challenge Fund

Buyer: DCMS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b656

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## Summary

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is conducting a procurement process titled "Safety Tech Challenge Fund". This initiative falls within the administration services category and is based in the United Kingdom. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender is currently in the award stage, with an active contract valued at £650,000 signed on 1st September 2021. The challenge aimed to encourage UK safety tech firms to devise innovative technological solutions, with the competition inviting applications until 31st March 2022.

This tender presents considerable opportunities for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and technology firms focused on safety and security solutions. Businesses with expertise in developing tools for detecting harmful content and innovative safeguarding measures will be particularly well-suited to participate. This competition not only highlights the potential for significant financial support through grant prizes but also opens avenues for partnership and collaboration with industry leaders and other innovators in the safety tech landscape.

## Notice

Managed Service requirement for design and administration of the Safety Tech Challenge Fund. A competition challenging UK Safety Tech firms to develop innovative technological solutions addressing the challenges faced by the move by online platforms to end-to-end encrypted environments. The service required will fall into 3 distinct phases: 1) Design and Preparation of the competition; 2) Launch and Application and 3) Development and Assessment.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Description of procurement: DCMS requires an external supplier to deliver the Safety Tech Challenge Fund, a competition challenging safety tech firms to develop innovative technological solutions to address online abuse. The Supplier will be required to lead on the delivery of the competition, including designing and administering successive phases in line with the direction and timeframe specified by HMG, including the delivery, monitoring and assurance of grant funding to selected companies. The challenge should be launched and invite applications by August/September 2021, and be open until 31 March 2022. Throughout these phases, the Supplier will: be required to lead on the design, delivery and administration of the competition, including allocation of grant prizes; provide publicity and communications for the competition, working with relevant Departmental Press Offices. The Supplier will not: Make final decisions regarding the choice of firms to be awarded grants or prizes, except through the sift of applications at the assessment phase. The Fund sponsors (DCMS, Home Office, GCHQ) have decision-making authority in this regard The outcome of the challenge will be the development of technological solutions with the potential to create lasting impact by improving the capability of companies to detect harmful and illegal content and behaviour, while respecting user privacy. In doing this, the challenge will also aim to create an environment for the forging of partnerships and the exchange of expertise between safety tech innovators and those who use their products.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023553-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Jun 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Aug 2021 |
| Contract period | 18 Jul 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £650,000 |
| Lots value | £650,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £650,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DCMS |
| Additional buyers | DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL CULTURE MEDIA AND SPORT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PUBLIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75100000 - Administration services

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2021 at 11:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023553-2021
- 28 May 2021 at 13:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012004-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.dcms.gov.uk
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=627952927
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Administration-services./99YW3M2MS2
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/99YW3M2MS2

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